358 ROSA: SCIENTIFIC WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT 



This systematic cooperation is obtained by the federal aid exten- 

 sion principle, as in the construction of good roads, and agricul- 

 tural education. 



A large amount of most valuable medical, statistical, and 

 research work is carried on by the Public Health Service, which 

 has been greatly developed in recent years. The opportunities 

 presented in this work for growth and increased usefulness are 

 almost boundless. In addition to its work in connection with 

 the public health, a large amount of work is done in the care and 

 rehabilitation of sick and wounded soldiers. 



The foregoing brief outline of the activities of the various 

 government agencies included in Group VI gives a very incom- 

 plete statement of the research and educational work done by 

 the government. It is, however, intended to convey some idea 

 of the wide range and important character of this work, and its 

 great possibilities for development if more adequate provision 

 could be made for its support. A portion of the work of the 

 Bureau of Chemistry, the Bureau of Standards, the Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey and other bureaus of Group VI would have 

 been included in Group III if the work of the bureaus had been 

 split up and the classification had been more detailed and exact. 

 On the other hand, a portion of the work of the Naval Observ^a- 

 tory, the Bureau of the Census, and other bureaus in other groups 

 is scientific and educational. It is not possible to make a simple 

 classification that is perfectly exact, but it is believed that the 

 one given is sufficiently exact for the purpose. The Public Works 

 group has value in economic development, but it is not research 

 and educational, and is quite different from most of Group VI. 

 It is now proposed to speak more in detail of one important kind 

 of scientific research, namely, that designed to develop the 

 industries of the country. This work is done primarily in the 

 public interest, although it is generally helpful and beneficial to 

 the individual owners. 



COOPERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT IN INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 



AND STANDARDIZATION 



17. The success of industrial research work by the government 



